United Isshin-ryū Karate Association

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United Isshin-ryū Karate Association
Abbreviation	UIKA
Formation	March 1977
Location	Spring Hill, FL
Director	Harold Mitchum
Website	http://www.unitedisshinryukarate.com/

The United Isshin-ryū Karate Association (UIKA) is an organization based in the United States that is devoted to practicing the Isshin-ryū style the way Master Tatsuo Shimabuku intended.

Contents 1 Origin 2 Current Status 3 Notes 4 References

[edit] Origin

The UIKA was founded by Harold Mitchum, Ed Johnson, Arcenio J. Advincula, and Milledge Murphey in 1977. ^[1]

[edit] Current Status

The UIKA is currently directed by Master Harold Mitchum.

Each year the UIKA holds a symposium where the members practice the kata of Isshin-ryū and discuss the bunkai for each kata. Several awards such as Instructor of the Year and Youth Contributor Award are given each year to outstanding practicioners.

[edit] Notes

[edit] References

• UIKA website

v • d • e Isshin-ryū organizations American: American Isshinryu Karate Association (AIKA) • American Okinawan Karate Association (AOKA) • American Okinawan Karate Association Inc. (AOKA) • American Okinawan Karate Associates of Isshinryu (AOKA) • Isshin-Ryu Hall of Fame (IHOF) • Karate International Association of Isshinryu (KIAI) • Okinawan Isshinryu Karate and Kobudo Association (OIKKA) • Okinawan Karatedo Union (OKU) • Order of Isshin-Ryu (OI) • Tatsuo Kan Society (TKS) • United Isshin-ryū Karate Association (UIKA) • United States Isshinryu Karate Association (USIKA) Okinawan: International Isshin-Ryu Karate Association (IIKA) • Isshin-Ryu World Karate Association (IWKA) Other countries: Isshinryu Karate & Kobudo Association of India (IKKAI) • Okinawan Isshinryu Karate Association (OIKA - Australia) • Danish Isshinryu Karate Association (DIKA) • Netherlands Isshinryu Karate-Do Association (NIKA)